# 2021–22 Sydney Sixers season

The 2021–22 Sydney Sixers season was the eleventh in the club's history. Coached by Greg Shipperd and captained by Moises Henriques they had competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0.926 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1.027 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0.725 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0.237 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | −0.332 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | −0.222 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | −0.910 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | −1.477 | |

## Regular season

* Match 1 5 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 4/213 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 61 (11.1 overs) |
| Josh Philippe 83 (47) Brody Couch 2/36 (3 overs) | | Peter Nevill 18 (14) Steve O'Keefe 4/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 152 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 10,013 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Brody Couch, Sam Elliott and Syed Faridoun (Melbourne Stars) all made their T20 debuts.
* The Sydney Sixers' winning margin of 152 runs was the largest in a BBL match, bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.
* Match 4 8 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/144 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 8/130 (20 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 73 (48) Tom Rogers 3/28 (4 overs) | | Peter Handscomb 47 (31) Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 14 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 3,316 Umpires: Darren Close and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 8 11 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 2/213 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/151 (18 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 93 (46) Tom Curran 1/46 (3 overs) | | Josh Philippe 72 (46) Joel Paris 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs (DLS method) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 11,070 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 196 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
* Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* X-factor subs: Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Tom Lammonby.
* Match 13 15 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 5/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/182 (19.4 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 103 (57) Dan Christian 1/17 (2 overs) | | Josh Philippe 99* (61) Brody Couch 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 11,037 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Josh Phillipe (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* X-factor subs: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) replaced Lloyd Pope.
* Match 16 21 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 6/150 (19.2 overs) |
| Thomas Kelly 41 (34) Dan Christian 3/8 (3 overs) | | Jordan Silk 36 (24) Rashid Khan 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 8,359 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and David Taylor Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 26 December 2021 18:05 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/168 (16 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 142 (15.1 overs) |
| Daniel Hughes 50 (26) Daniel Sams 2/29 (3 overs) | | Jason Sangha 47 (30) Hayden Kerr 3/29 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 30 runs (DLS method) Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,061 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play during Sydney Sixers innings. Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 173 runs from 16 overs.
* Todd Murphy (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* X-factor subs: Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) replaced Todd Murphy.
* Match 25 29 December 2021 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 105 (19.1 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 8/106 (20 overs) |
| Jack Wildermuth 27 (26) Sean Abbott 4/31 (4 overs) | | Sean Abbott 37* (43) Jack Wildermuth 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets. Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 11,354 Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.
* Match 30 1 January 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades | v | Sydney Sixers (H) |
* No result Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 5,164 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and David Taylor
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Match 34 4 January 2022 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 8/143 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/133 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Hardie 45 (24) Hayden Kerr 4/32 (4 overs) | | Dan Christian 73 (61) Andrew Tye 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman Player of the match: Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 42 9 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 4/151 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/152 (19 overs) |
| Dan Christian 35* (20) Ashton Agar 2/23 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 69 (41) Ben Dwarshuis 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 7,022 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to represent multiple clubs in one BBL season, after previously playing for the Melbourne Stars.
* Match 45 11 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/150 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 105 (17 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 49 (35) Cameron Boyce 2/15 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 39 (36) Ben Dwarshuis 5/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 45 runs GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and David Taylor Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s.
* Match 50 15 January 2022 18:40 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 5/197 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/137 (20 overs) |
| Daniel Hughes 66 (48) Nathan McAndrew 2/30 (3 overs) | | Chris Green 50 (31) Steve O'Keefe 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 60 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 20,306 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 52 17 January 2022 16:35 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 2/165 (17.3 overs) |
| Justin Avendano 52 (29) Fawad Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs) | | Ian Cockbain 71* (42) Ben Dwarshuis 1/37 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Darren Close and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his 100th BBL wicket, becoming the first player to do so whilst representing one team and fifth player overall.
* Match 36 19 January 2022 12:05 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/178 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 8/151 (20 overs) |
| Daniel Hughes 59 (45) Michael Neser 3/39 (4 overs) | | Max Bryant 57 (55) Hayden Kerr 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 27 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and David Taylor Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) became the first player to score 3,000 runs in the BBL.

## Playoffs

* Qualifier 22 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 3/189 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 141 (19.1 overs) |
| Josh Inglis 79 (49) Hayden Kerr 2/37 (4 overs) | | Ben Dwarshuis 66 (28) Ashton Agar 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won by the toss and elected to bat.
* Nicholas Bertus (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* Challenger 26 January 2022 19:25 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/167 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 6/170 (20 overs) |
| Jonathan Wells 62* (47) Sean Abbott 3/27 (4 overs) | | Hayden Kerr 98* (58) Harry Conway 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Jake Carder (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* Final 28 January 2022 19:40 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/171 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 92 (16.2 overs) |
| Laurie Evans 76* (41) Nathan Lyon 2/24 (3 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 42 (33) Andrew Tye 3/15 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 79 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,333 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* X-factor subs: Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) replaced Jackson Bird.

## Squad

The squad for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
| No | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 9 | James Vince | England | (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 14 | Jordan Silk | Australia | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 16 | Daniel Hughes | Australia | (1989-02-16)16 February 1989 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Vice-captain |
| 18 | Jack Edwards | Australia | (2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 21 | Moises Henriques | Australia | (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain & International Cap |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 50 | Hayden Kerr | Australia | (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 54 | Dan Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | International Cap |
| 77 | Sean Abbott | Australia | (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | International Cap |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 22 | Josh Philippe | Australia | (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 27 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia | (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |
| 33 | Jackson Bird | Australia | (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | International Cap |
| 59 | Tom Curran | England | (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 78 | Mickey Edwards | Australia | (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Lloyd Pope | Australia | (1999-12-01)1 December 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 46 | Ben Manenti | Australia | (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 67 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | International Cap |
| 72 | Steve O'Keefe | Australia | (1984-12-09)9 December 1984 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | International Cap |